Jamie Whincup gives Holden its 400th V8 Supercars race win at Symmons Plains

Triple Eight driver Whincup had started only third behind FPR's Paul Dumbrell and Mark Winterbottom, and lost another place to Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Ford) off the line.

The points leader repassed van Gisbergen before the opening lap was out, and then quickly closed on leaders Dumbrell and Winterbottom.

Whincup pitted on lap 20, a lap before the FPR pair, and managed to jump both of them, helped by Dumbrell taking a quick trip off the road on the way out of the pits.

Fellow FPR man Will Davison also gained from the stops, coming in at the same time as Whincup and managing to jump from fifth to second. He kept the pressure on Whincup thereafter, never letting the leader relax, but the Triple Eight driver was able to stay in front and finally win by 1.7 seconds.

Winterbottom and Dumbrell were not far behind in third and fourth, while Whincup's team-mate and title rival Craig Lowndes charged through from 15th on the grid after a mistake in qualifying to finish fifth. His final move was on Holden Racing Team driver Garth Tander, who completed the top six.

The rest of the top 10 spots went to van Gisbergen, Todd Kelly (Kelly Holden), Jonathon Webb (Tekno Ford) and Fabian Coulthard (Walkinshaw Holden).

Further back, Cameron McConville was given a chance to make a short-notice return to the series when Brad Jones Racing's Jason Bright had to pull out after qualifying due to a rib injury sustained yesterday. McConville managed to lead the race for a while due to an alternative pit strategy, and finished 19th from the back of the grid.

Results - 84 laps:

Pos  Driver               Team/Car                  Time/Gap
 1.  Jamie Whincup        Triple 8 Holden      1h14m59.5652s
 2.  Will Davison         FPR Ford                 + 1.7241s
 3.  Mark Winterbottom    FPR Ford                 + 4.5920s
 4.  Paul Dumbrell        Rod Nash/FPR Ford        + 7.4175s
 5.  Craig Lowndes        Triple 8 Holden         + 14.9014s
 6.  Garth Tander         HRT Holden              + 17.7188s
 7.  Shane van Gisbergen  Stone Brothers Ford     + 25.1324s
 8.  Todd Kelly           Kelly Holden            + 34.2495s
 9.  Jonathon Webb        Tekno Ford              + 35.9326s
10.  Fabian Coulthard     Walkinshaw Holden       + 43.2272s
11.  James Courtney       HRT Holden              + 45.7391s
12.  Rick Kelly           Kelly Holden            + 46.1641s
13.  Lee Holdsworth       Garry Rogers Holden     + 46.1671s
14.  Greg Murphy          Kelly Holden            + 46.4310s
15.  Michael Caruso       Garry Rogers Holden     + 53.7891s
16.  Tony D'Alberto       D'Alberto Ford             + 1 lap
17.  Russell Ingall       Paul Morris Holden         + 1 lap
18.  James Moffat         Dick Johnson Ford          + 1 lap
19.  Cameron McConville   Brad Jones Holden          + 1 lap
20.  Karl Reindler        Britek Holden              + 1 lap
21.  Steven Johnson       Dick Johnson Ford          + 1 lap
22.  David Reynolds       Kelly Holden               + 1 lap
23.  Steve Owen           Paul Morris Holden         + 1 lap
24.  Dean Fiore           Triple F Ford              + 1 lap
25.  Jason Bargwanna      Brad Jones Holden          + 1 lap
26.  Alex Davison         Stone Brothers Ford       + 2 laps
27.  Tim Slade            Rosenberg/SBR Ford        + 2 laps
28.  Warren Luff          Dumbrell Holden           + 5 laps